Britbox

Britbox UK has confirmed that Spitting Image will return for its second series on 11thSeptember. The show’s first series was the streaming service’s first original commission and has been credited for delivering “record subscribers”. Produced by Avalon, Spitting Image has also been popular on social media with 200 million views on official channels and three No. … [Read more...] about BritBox announces launch date for Spitting Image’s second series

The BT Sport is now available on Netgem TV’s range of set top boxes where it joins a host of other premium content providers including Prime Video, BritBox and Rakuten TV, as well as the Freeview Play line-up of live channels and catch-up players.  The broadcaster and ISP is also launching a new ‘timeline’ feature on large screen devices, including the Netgem range, … [Read more...] about BT Sport app now available on Netgem TV

BritBox UK is joining Prime Video’s channels line-up, making the streaming service available to millions of devices, including Sky Q and Virgin Media set top boxes, Roku and games consoles, for the first time.  As well as offering its own inclusive streaming content, Prime Video enables customers to subscribe to 3rd party services such as Starzplay and Eurosport … [Read more...] about BritBox UK to join Prime Video Channels

Reemah Sakaan has been named BritBox’s new CEO for all markets outside the UK and will oversee the service’s roll out to up to 25 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa.  Sakaan is currently Group Director ITV SVOD - a role in which she was responsible for BritBox’s UK launch - and Chief Brand & Creative Officer at BritBox Global, … [Read more...] about ITV and BBC name Reemah Sakaan as BritBox’s global CEO

ITV and the BBC have confirmed South Africa as the next launch territory for their BritBox streaming service. Offering a range of British dramas, comedies, and documentaries, the service is already available in the US & Canada, UK and Australia. Last year the two shareholders announced plans to expand the service, which operates outside the UK as a 50/50 venture … [Read more...] about BritBox to launch in South Africa later this year